Anyone know where I can get cheap vegtable oil? <50p a litre
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Pretty random question but i thought I'd put it out to the NEPH massive. I'm running me second car on vegi oil and I'm looking for somewhere that sells it in bulk for around 50p a litre, less if possible!
I've tried the usual suspects makro, costco, supermarkets etc
Anyone doing the same?
I've tried the usual suspects makro, costco, supermarkets etc
Anyone doing the same?
gather you've done the research into this? it's not safe for all diesels really, generally older ones with less electrickery.
General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on.
you can get waste oil delivered in massive quantities for not a lot, but we're talking thousands of litres not a shelf full from asda. places like this http://www.biodiesel-fuel.co.uk/wvo-supply/ will happily sell you 30 tonnes of the stuff.
As I'm assuming your not after quite that much, I'd suggest somewhere like batleys or makro could be worth a try, or even tesco value / asda smartprice type stuff, as the supermarkets can hammer prices right down.
Alternatively, pop into the chippy and ask them who their supplier is and chase them up.
General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on.
you can get waste oil delivered in massive quantities for not a lot, but we're talking thousands of litres not a shelf full from asda. places like this http://www.biodiesel-fuel.co.uk/wvo-supply/ will happily sell you 30 tonnes of the stuff.
As I'm assuming your not after quite that much, I'd suggest somewhere like batleys or makro could be worth a try, or even tesco value / asda smartprice type stuff, as the supermarkets can hammer prices right down.
Alternatively, pop into the chippy and ask them who their supplier is and chase them up.
Stu R said:
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General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on....
...unless you're going to crack it into proper Biodiesel that is.....General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on....
Stu R said:
gather you've done the research into this? it's not safe for all diesels really, generally older ones with less electrickery.
General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on.
you can get waste oil delivered in massive quantities for not a lot, but we're talking thousands of litres not a shelf full from asda. places like this http://www.biodiesel-fuel.co.uk/wvo-supply/ will happily sell you 30 tonnes of the stuff.
As I'm assuming your not after quite that much, I'd suggest somewhere like batleys or makro could be worth a try, or even tesco value / asda smartprice type stuff, as the supermarkets can hammer prices right down.
Alternatively, pop into the chippy and ask them who their supplier is and chase them up.
Yeah I've done alot of research, I'm running a rover 220DS. Many people on the rover forum have done this with this car. Like you say its mainly older, low-tech diesels with the sturdier bosch pump that are suitable. At present I havent modified the car in anyway and I'm running about 60% diesel to 40% Veggie. I'm going to fit a inline fuel heater to get over the viscosity problems of running higher concentrations of oil. Once thats fitted I should be able to run 10% diesel 90% oil. General consensus is that lucas injector pumps don't like it (bosch are fine), might want to thin it down a bit more than normal with a little bit of diesel (10% seems to be the norm) over the winter, and so on.
you can get waste oil delivered in massive quantities for not a lot, but we're talking thousands of litres not a shelf full from asda. places like this http://www.biodiesel-fuel.co.uk/wvo-supply/ will happily sell you 30 tonnes of the stuff.
As I'm assuming your not after quite that much, I'd suggest somewhere like batleys or makro could be worth a try, or even tesco value / asda smartprice type stuff, as the supermarkets can hammer prices right down.
Alternatively, pop into the chippy and ask them who their supplier is and chase them up.
If I can avoid it I really dont want to start processing my own waste oil, I know its not particularly difficult but I'm just a little short of storage space.
I've tried makro your still looking at about 70p a litre. Sainsburys do little 1 litre bottles for 50p but they rarely have any in and when they do you look a bit of a tit buying 20 bottles at a time
Batleys? I've not heard of these? Do you have a link/number? I'll have a word with the pizza shop over the road from work as chippys tend to use solid blocks of fat.
Byff, you got to love that early morning rattle from the cerb!!! I know they all do that, but it really sounds unhealthy. Fortunately since I got my new exhaust i cant hear the valve train clattering together. Mine must be starting to sound almost as insane as yours did.
batleys is a cash and carry alongthe lines of makro, but predominantly for food stuffs.
it's just up the road from the police station in chester-le-street on the bypass that takes you up towards stanley.
Batleys
Drum Industrial Estate
Chester-Le-Street
Co Durham, DH2 1SR
Tel: 0191 410 9111
it's just up the road from the police station in chester-le-street on the bypass that takes you up towards stanley.
Batleys
Drum Industrial Estate
Chester-Le-Street
Co Durham, DH2 1SR
Tel: 0191 410 9111
Edited by Stu R on Wednesday 16th January 13:53
I think it's a great idea to use a little brain to avoid stupid tax on fuel. But I thought the Gov had got wise to this and there was a requirement to pay tax on veg oil if it's used as car fuel?
I completely understand that there's no one in the world who's going to fess up to HMRC and cough over the extra tax, but I just wondered what the rules were _supposed_ to be.
Cheers.
(PS - good car, I have the same Rover, but with 161k on the clock it struggles to start on 100% diesel some cold mornings!)
I completely understand that there's no one in the world who's going to fess up to HMRC and cough over the extra tax, but I just wondered what the rules were _supposed_ to be.
Cheers.
(PS - good car, I have the same Rover, but with 161k on the clock it struggles to start on 100% diesel some cold mornings!)
Goverment changed the rules on this. As of the end of july. You can now LEGALLY use upto 2500 litres of veg oil as fuel TAX FREE!!! It takes a slight shine off sticking your fingers up at the goverment as they have given you their permission, but its still means you can legally run your car for about 50p a litre. 
MackemPete said:
mrmr96 said:
Cheers.
(PS - good car, I have the same Rover, but with 161k on the clock it struggles to start on 100% diesel some cold mornings!)
Great cars, quick, economical cheap to buy and fix. The Antithesis to the Cerb (PS - good car, I have the same Rover, but with 161k on the clock it struggles to start on 100% diesel some cold mornings!)
Edited by MackemPete on Wednesday 16th January 16:57
PS - I've got an Evo for the weekends! Lol
hi all piston heads i am a new member this topic has got me very interested i have just bought myself a merc 3oo d W124 only done 230.000 miles and i want to run it on cheap fuel, and i wondered if anybody managed to answer mackem pete question finding a cheap supplier of veg oil or bio diesel,i live in the worcester area but work as a builder and cover a large part of the midlands anyone found any where selling cheap fuel,how about you m pete did you have any luck
kind regards all
hikky
kind regards all
hikky
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